Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
UN General Assembly adopts resolution deploring violence against holy books
(Betul Yuruk, Anadolu Agency)
Canada: Religious freedom and month of Muharram
(Twitter, Bowinn Ma)
A deafening silence over Hindu genocide in Pakistan
(Arun Anand, Firstpost)
Egypt: Foreign Ministry summons Swedish charge d'affairs in Cairo over repeated desecration of Quran
(Egypt Today)
Religion, law, and governance in premodern Hindu political theory
(John Nemec, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Dictatorship in Nicaragua freezes fund for retired priests
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
World Refugee Day with UNHCR: The power of inclusion in developing durable solutions for refugees
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Sri Lanka plans to survey assets of religious bodies
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kenya: Bishop Lagho alleges capture of interfaith movement by politicians
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Priests of the UOC-MP urge Metropolitan Onufriy to convene a Council and sever ties with the ROC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Has the Vatican sacrificed religious freedom for ties with Vietnam?
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Botswana churches urge Parliament to vote against bill on same-sex relations
(Mqondisi Dube, Voice of America)
India: ‘Clear pending petitions seeking permission for renovating church, mosque’
(The Hindu)
An historic step in advancing religious freedom
(Sara Salama, The Hill)
Monday, 24 July 2023
Article 18's Legacy: Promoting universality and indivisibility (full report)
(European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Article 18's Legacy: Promoting universality and indivisibility | Episode 1
(YouTube Video, European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are targeting, and killing, religious minorities
(David Bhatti, National Review)
Pakistan needs to wake up to its blasphemy law crisis before it is too late
(Cecil Chaudhry, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as detectives exhume 12 more bodies, with the pastor in custody
(Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press)
Taliban rejects Iran claim leaders of ISIL sent to Afghanistan
(Al Jazeera)
Iran's Zoroastrians keep ancient, sacred flame burning
(Ahmad Parhizi and Jerome Rivet, Al-Monitor)
Iraq: Chaldean Catholic leader in Iraq moves to Kurdish region
(Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post)
The Chinese Communist Party’s war on Catholicism
(Antonio Graceffo, Providence)
Churches hope for just-peace in Ukraine’s future
(Conference of European Churches)
New book; Natural Law and Modern Society
(Sean Coyle, Oxford University Press)
How Erdoğan won the Turkish election: Electoral miracles of religious populism
(Sultan Tepe, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Attacks on Quran by Anti-Muslim group continue in Denmark
(Daily Sabah)
Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Asylum and fear of religious persecution in India: SSHD v Lata
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Articles of interest - 24 July 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two Eritrean Christians mark 7,000 days in prison
(Todd Nettleton, Real Clear Religion)
Advancing inclusive and peaceful societies: The ethics education fellowship is making strides in Africa and Asia
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Ethnic clash or targeted violence? Questions and deaths in India’s Manipur state
(Religion Unplugged)
India: Mumbai philanthropist restores major Jewish sites in India
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Taiwan: Interview with Pusin Tali, Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom
(Zsuzsa-Anna Ferenczy, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Two visions for Africa (deeply rooted in Christianity; imported secularism)
(Eric Patterson, World)
Guam: Senators override veto of measure allowing religious schools to apply for charter status
(Joe Taitano II, The Guam Daily Post)
Saudi survey says: nearly half back “moderate Islam”; few support internal protests or war with Iran
(David Pollock and Daniel Chodorow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Priest: Cuban government threatening religious who express opinion on country’s situation
(Catholic News Agency)
Brazil: Conflicts and religious intolerance in contemporary Brazil: analysis and perspectives for peaceful coexistence (Portuguese)
(Jornal Tribuna)
Brazil: Right on target: Intolerance and the rights of religious diversity (Portuguese)
(José Leão Santiago Campos, Correio Online)
Friday, 21 July 2023
Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning
(Al Jazeera)
Catholic abbot told to cover cross at Western Wall
(TZVI JOFFRE, The Jerusalem Post)
Japan’s threat to international religious freedom
(Aaron Rhodes, The Messenger)
Religion, Hateful Expression and Violence (pdf)
(Edited by Morten Bergsmo and Kishan Manocha, Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher)
Brazil congresswoman launches rosary campaign amid ‘serious threat’ of legalized abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
Iran: Over 50 Christians in five cities arrested in new crackdown
(Article 18)
Iran: Fresh crackdown on Christians in Iran with arrests of more than 50 converts
(Open Doors)
United Nations Security Council receives its first religious freedom mandate
(Paul Marshall, Providence)
Egypt: El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer
(Al Jazeera)
Egypt: Forced migration, murder, and more: A week in the life of Egypt’s Copts
(Patrick George, Daraj)
To advance international human rights, first promote covenantal pluralism
(W. Christopher Stewart, Chris Seiple, and Dennis R. Hoover, Institute for Global Engagement)
Canada: Man accused of Mississauga mosque attack pleads guilty to 3 charges
(Toronto Sun)
Myanmar’s generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they seek to win hearts and minds during civil war
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)
UOC-MP churches affected by the shelling in Kherson and Odessa
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Jailed for refusing mobilisation on grounds of conscience
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
India: Mumbai Christians win fight for burial grounds
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Malaysia needs to curb its ethno-religious politics, but how?
(Vanitha Nadaraj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: No authorization for interfaith marriages, Supreme Court says
(The Jakarta Post)
Nigeria: Ifa council worldwide writes Tinubu, wants rights of traditional religion practitioners protected from likes of Emir of Ilorin, others
(Sahara Reporters)
Rishi Sunak’s envoy for religious freedom Fiona Bruce raises Manipur issue in UK Parliament (video)
(The Times of India)
Argentina: Special Representative for Monitoring and Combatting Antisemitism (Spanish)
(Twitter, Marc R. Stanley)
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
"A Practical Guide to Monitoring the Gender Dimension of Freedom of Religion or Belief"
(İnanç Özgürlüğü Girişimi)
BYU study: Women’s involvement in U.N. peace negotiations essential for long-term security
(Christie Allen, Brigham Young University)
Slaughter of Nigerian Christians is driven by religion, says report
(Ruth Gledhill, The Tablet)
UN warns against rising hate speech amid Quran burning
(Daily Sabah)
Pakistan Christians fear reprisal after blasphemy allegation
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan claims 400,000 social media accounts spread blasphemy
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Pakistan calls for worldwide stance against religious hatred, Islamophobia
(Aamir Latif, Anadolu Agency)
Demographics on both sides create headaches in Israel-Vatican ties
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vietnam to let Vatican appoint resident representative
(Radio Free Asia)
In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case
(Emily Feng, NPR)
Malaysia: Govt to hold discussions on 3R issue with relevant quarters on Friday (race, religion, royalty)
(New Straits Times)
Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting
(Juan Melamed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russians oppress uncontrolled denominations
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Azerbaijan: Will state committee return religious books seized in 2007?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Kenya: Choosing peace and dialogue for a harmonious nation
(Twitter, Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))
LGBT rights in Africa: Will Kenya be the latest to pass anti-gay law?
(Catherine Byaruhanga, BBC News)
Freedom of thought and conscience and the challenges of AI
(Andrea Pin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Egypt jails rights researcher Patrick Zaki for 3 years, NGO says
(Al Jazeera)
Act now on deep seabed mining
(Helen Rosenbaum, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Iran's morality police to resume headscarf patrols
(David Gritten and Laura Gozzi, BBC News)
Iraqis are furious over their government’s demolition of a minaret that stood for nearly 300 years
(Abdulrahman Zeyad and Dawood Salman, Associated Press)
The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church has been pushed out of Baghdad. What’s next for Christians there?
(Kevin Clarke, America: The Jesuit Review)
UN Human Rights Council gets it wrong: Prosecuting blasphemy won’t stop religious discord, but it will silence dissent
(Sarah McLaughlin, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)
Syria’s president wants non-Muslim religions to help end his pariah status
(The Economist)
Canada: New research helps explain why religious women have more kids
(Cardus)
US prelates lead ‘Pilgrimage of Peace’ to Japan seeking abolition of nuclear weapons
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Britain’s new Israel ambassador sets out stall in first public
(Jenni Frazer, Jewish News)
Sanction persecutors of Falun Gong
(Aaron Rhodes and Marco Respinti, The European Times)
Why Muslim states must unite in favor of rights of Kashmiri Muslims
(Ibrahim Islam, Eurasia Review)
India: No country for religious converts
(Hanan Zaffar and Shaheen Abdulla, The Wire)
Between UCC and regressive personal laws, Muslim women are at a crossroads – listen to what they want
(Sania Mariam, The Indian Express)
India: ‘We don’t know how we can restart our lives’ – stories from Manipur
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
11 Indian Christians released from jail
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Muslims should not buy house of Hindus and vice versa, demands Kanpur mayor
(The Hindu)
Meet the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Monday, 17 July 2023
European Parliament adopts resolution on India's human rights breaches
(Dunya News)
Vatican and Vietnam to take major step forward in relations
(Philip Pullella and Francesco Guarascio, Reuters)
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